As a young student was walking by, Lo Zu asked, “How many legs do you have?”
The young student replied, “Two!”
Then Lo Zu remarked, “That is a shame.”
Many weeks later, the same young student observed Lo Zu and asked,
“Why is it that you often bend down and focus upon the insects and spiders?”
After some silence, the great sage answered, “What you think you are, you are not… and what appears to be what you are not, you are. For instance, when an ant is looked at, a deep perception consists of six legs. When a spider is examined, a great perception consists of eight legs. When butterflies are seen, a deep perception embodies wings, and when bees are observed, there is diligence and responsibility.
There is no “I” or “me” regarding this, since both are merely empty, delusive, learned abstractions.
Therefore, this does not involve mere identification; it is much deeper than that!
Most people merely see things with lazy eyes of delusion and separation.”
“I don’t quite understand,” said the student.
With a tender smile, Lo Zu warmly replied, “That is OK; maybe someday you will understand and no
longer be
just another one of the two-leggers.”
Eastern Tailed Blue Butterfly … Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
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Interesting. Everything is more than its apparent self.
A thoughtful piece. Lovely photo too!
An enchanting tale and photo 🙂
Have you ever been in a discussion with someone who obviously didn’t have a leg to stand on? It’s an interesting experience!
Interesting and sweet post and photo
Really beautiful, love the green colours of the butterfly! So lucky Tom! 🙂
Our internet is (for the most part) down due to stormy weather and likely will stay that way through to tomorrow. I will not be able to respond much or visit other posts. Tomorrow’s blog (by me) will appear because it was prescheduled. Hope they get things fixed soon!
A wonderful and wise story and nice photo, Thomas.
Have a nice day, regards Mitza
“That is a shame.” : ))
Everything is connected. I am the walrus. Coo-coo-a-choo. (That last part must be a sneeze.)
A sweet story and a beautiful picture Tom … I have Comcast and they have been tweaking the service for months … the internet is fine, but I use web-based e-mail and half the time I can’t access it at all.